What’s is gonna be for you in 2013? A wild new adventure that challenges you, scares you, takes you to your limit and feeds you? Or the way it’s always been? Seth Godin, in his brave new book The Icarus Deception, challenges each and every one of us to step into our roles in the world as artists. “Art is not a gene or a specific talent,” he says. “It’s an attitude, available to anyone who has a vision that others don’t, and the...
Read More »Q: What is the practical use of the Wheel of Creativity and how can it help me get the best out of every day? – Sebastian A: Thank you, Sebastian, for posing the question I hear from almost everyone. The Wheel of Creativity identifies 12 stages of the process and shows you the tasks you need to achieve to move through each one. How??? Okay. Let’s give it a go. You Are Here The Wheel of Creativity is at its essence a tool of understanding....
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View From The Ivory Tower Going away to college in Chicago opened the box for me, but only slightly. I was a smart girl and had been well prepped for a good education. Following in the pastor’s footsteps, I applied to only one school. Time magazine called Wheaton College “The Harvard of the Evangelicals;” we affectionately knew it as Billy Graham University, as he had gone there too. Wheaton was a new piece of the same fabric—religious, strict, conservative, uniform. Even...
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Q: I’m so busy attending to all the important things in my life that I end up being stressed out with the people I love. Can the Wheel of Creativity help me manage the conflicting priorities of a very busy life? A: This is a question I think we can all relate to. I know I can! No matter how important the things in our life are, they are not as important as the people. But it’s up to each of us to create the containers for our time that nourish and fulfill us. The...
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Last week my husband and I bought our first Nespresso machine. I think I have drunk more espresso drinks this week than I ever have, simply because it is so easy. But, for all the ease and perfection of a Nespresso coffee, there is something missing in it too. For me, that something is the creative process. A Nespresso coffee is a perfect coffee: a perfectly pressed 19-bar espresso every time, with 16 different flavors and intensities to choose from. Cappuccinos have...
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